BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA (April 20, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, “father” of the wind energy-production tax-credit and a longtime advocate for homegrown renewable-energy, issued the following statement on April 17 concerning wind energy becoming the leading source of electricity in Iowa.

WASHINGTON DC (April 17, 2020) – Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Sen John Thune (R-SD) and 28 members of Congress on a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to take immediate action to assist pork producers and maintain the pork food supply-chain.

WASHINGTON DC (April 17, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter Thursday to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray requesting all records from the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane team.

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA (April 17, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) joined Sen James Lankford (R-OK) and 25 senators in calling on federal agencies to ensure that long-term care facilities occupied by seniors, as well as those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, receive adequate resources in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON DC (April 16, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate president pro tempore, will join the bipartisan task force focused on safely re-opening America following the current public health crisis. The task force includes Democrat and Republican members of both the US Senate and House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON DC (April 15, 2020) — On April 14, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, in his role as chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), regarding CIGIE’s role in the inspect

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 13, 2020) — On April 12, The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) was notified of 77 additional positive cases for a total of 1,587 positive cases. There have been an additional 383 negative tests for a total of 16,005 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs. Today’s results do not reflect a complete 24-hour cycle of testing as IDPH is currently transitioning to new reporting time frames.

Q: How might scammers exploit the pandemic to steal Iowans’ recovery payments?

WASHINGTON DC (April 8, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), a longtime advocate for inspectors general and government oversight across political party and administration, today led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling on President Trump to provide a detailed written explanation for his decision to remove an inspector general.

WASHINGTON DC (April 8, 2020) – Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take vigorous action to protect consumers from price-gouging during the coronavirus pandemic.

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